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Study suggests attending college full time is better

Amy Scott Apr 20, 2017
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Study suggests attending college full time is better

Amy Scott Apr 20, 2017
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Only about 40 percent of community college students earn a degree within six years. But students who go to class full time are much more likely to graduate. A new study finds that even one semester of full-time attendance makes a difference. 

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